MoP Classic item

Rethban Vambraces

Item 55489 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 278
Binds when equipped
WristPlate
1,850 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 78
Sell Price: 7 gold17 silver

About Rethban Vambraces

Rethban Vambraces is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the wrist slot on MoP Classic at item level 278, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. It gives 1,850 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Vambraces, Jasperlode Vambraces and Direforge Vambraces and 5 more. Other plate wrist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Bracers (289), Redsteel Bracers (289) and Stormforged Bracers (289). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 400 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 7 gold17 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm400 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market400 gold

Median min buyout400 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	400 gold	400 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC

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Plate wrist items near item level 278

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other plate wrist items between item level 264 and 300; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

Bracers of Bloody Business has the most fixed stat points in this group, 391.
Next plate wrist items up with fixed stats: Hardened Obsidium Bracers (item level 289, requires level 80), Redsteel Bracers (item level 289, requires level 80), Stormforged Bracers (item level 289, requires level 80), Bracers of Bloody Business (item level 292, requires level 80).
Its lowest listed price, 400 gold, ranks 7th of 9 listed plate wrist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate wrist items at a similar or higher item level: Redsteel Bracers at 25 gold (item level 289, requires level 80), Ravencrest Vambraces at 30 gold (item level 300, requires level 82), Direforge Vambraces at 65 gold (item level 289, requires level 80).
Other armor types for the wrist slot within 6 item levels of 278: cloth (3): Baradin Wristwraps, Mistmantle Wristwraps, Ameth'Aran Wristwraps; leather (3): Yojamba Bindings, Mosshide Bindings, Stagalbog Bindings; mail (3): Southfury Bracers, Sundown Bracers, Nazferiti Bracers.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Crypt Keeper's Bracers	264	80	1,688	+129 Stamina, +83 Intellect, +52 Critical Strike, +60 Haste	-
Dreadmaul Vambraces	272	77	1,778	none	79 gold
Rethban Vambraces	278	78	1,850	none	400 gold
Jasperlode Vambraces	283	79	1,913	none	-
Direforge Vambraces	289	80	1,993	none	65 gold
Hardened Obsidium Bracers	289	80	1,993	+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Dodge, +66 Expertise	450 gold
Redsteel Bracers	289	80	1,993	+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Critical Strike, +66 Haste	25 gold
Stormforged Bracers	289	80	1,993	+148 Stamina, +99 Intellect, +66 Spirit, +66 Critical Strike	113 gold97 silver
Bracers of Bloody Business	292	80	2,035	+102 Strength, +153 Stamina, +68 Critical Strike, +68 Expertise	30,000 gold
Fargodeep Vambraces	295	81	2,077	none	125 gold
Ravencrest Vambraces	300	82	2,151	none	30 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (86767)

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Where Rethban Vambraces Fits

Items That Share Rethban Vambraces's Icon

Rethban Vambraces uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Jasperlode Vambraces ID 55490 · Armor - Plate · item level 283
Direforge Vambraces ID 55491 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 65g on 1 realm
Ravencrest Vambraces ID 55493 · Armor - Plate · item level 300 · lowest 30g on 2 realms
Stonewrought Vambraces ID 55494 · Armor - Plate · item level 306 · lowest 17g on 1 realm
Crystalvein Vambraces ID 55495 · Armor - Plate · item level 312
Steelgrill Vambraces ID 55496 · Armor - Plate · item level 318
Stormforged Bracers ID 55033 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 113g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Rethban Vambraces

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55489 (55484 to 55494) were usually added in the same batch as Rethban Vambraces: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Mereldar Wand ID 55484 · Weapon - Wand · item level 300 · lowest 26g on 2 realms
Thondroril Wand ID 55485 · Weapon - Wand · item level 306 · lowest 99g on 3 realms
Blackwolf Wand ID 55486 · Weapon - Wand · item level 312 · lowest 177g on 1 realm
Sorrowmurk Wand ID 55487 · Weapon - Wand · item level 318
Dreadmaul Vambraces ID 55488 · Armor - Plate · item level 272 · lowest 79g on 1 realm
Jasperlode Vambraces ID 55490 · Armor - Plate · item level 283
Direforge Vambraces ID 55491 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 65g on 1 realm
Fargodeep Vambraces ID 55492 · Armor - Plate · item level 295 · lowest 125g on 1 realm
Ravencrest Vambraces ID 55493 · Armor - Plate · item level 300 · lowest 30g on 2 realms
Stonewrought Vambraces ID 55494 · Armor - Plate · item level 306 · lowest 17g on 1 realm

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 55489	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	278	35
Required level	78	78
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,850	1,094
Sell price	7 gold17 silver	5 gold74 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 8 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-27 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 739 gold11 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 826

US median, latest 400gEU median, latest 10g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	-	-	-	400 gold	400 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	400 gold	400 gold	1
2026-11-01	10 gold	10 gold	1	551 gold60 silver	551 gold60 silver	1
2026-10-31	-	-	-	551 gold60 silver	551 gold60 silver	1
2026-10-30	10 gold	10 gold	1	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-10-28	100 gold	100 gold	1	100 gold	496 gold29 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	55489
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Wrist
Item level	278
Requires level	78
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 gold74 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)